5 reasons why our prayers are unanswered

Every Christian has times when he or she feels as if God is a thousand miles away. We must walk by faith, not by feelings. When we can't see God's hand, we have to rely on his heart.

We do not inquire.

I know this seems obvious, but it's where we have to start. "You don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it," James 4:2 says. Instead, we tend to worry and complain.

We worry about what might happen, complain about what we don't have, and exhaust ourselves trying to solve our problems. We must remember that all unprayed prayers will go unanswered.

Lack of Faith

Faith is a necessary component of prayer. Faith that is bold pleases God and serves as a catalyst for miracles. Unbelief limits God and cuts off our prayers. An engine can have maximum power, but it is useless without a sparkplug. Faith is the sparkplug that ignites prayer's supernatural power.

Unforgiveness

Our soul is poisoned by a lack of forgiveness. Grudges usually hurt the person who holds them more than the people who hold them.

Unforgiveness obstructs the flow of God's blessings in our lives and makes our prayers more difficult (Matt. 6:12, 14-15).

Unconfessed sin

Sin separates us from God and is a major impediment to prayer.

Rather than running away from God, we should run toward him. Confession of sin quickly, repentance, and asking God to remove it. He will make you whole again (1 John 1:9).

A wrong motive

Motives are important to God. Doing good work for the wrong reasons reduces its value. When we focus on the needs of others, God will move for us as well.

"You ask incorrectly, so that you may spend it on your pleasures" (James 4:3b).

Comments

God reveals in order to redeem

The enemy you know is less persuasive than the enemy you don’t know. In most cases, God displays himself to us in dreams or in visions. So whenever God discloses it to you. He is warning you to take a step and to act upon what he revealed. One thing you should perceive is that your enemy is not your neighbor, sister, colleagues, etc. We only have one enemy, which is the devil. Satan is very manipulative and if you aren’t prayerful enough, you’ll end up falling in to his traps. The day you’ll understand, you’ll avoid despising them.

How to depend on Jesus

The things of this world cannot fill the empty space within us; only Christ can complete us. This embodies for us that we need Jesus more than anything else on this planet. God did not put us here to rely on ourselves, but to rely on him for everything. We can't survive without him, which is why the Bible cautions us not to rely on our own understanding, because our understanding can fail us and our hearts can lead us astray. Physically, we may appear to be capable of doing things on our own, but on the inside, we are slowly dying. I don’t know about you, but if you haven't yet accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, it’s not too late. The Bible encourages us in Jeremiah 33:3 that if we call on God, he will answer us and tell us things we don't know. God is waiting for your call today. He is waiting for you to come to him and ask him to show you the way. Here is a short prayer to seek God: Heavenly Father, please forgive me for all of my transgressions against ...

Wait upon the LORD

Life resembles a route. Additionally, there will be stop signs and speed limit or increase signs along the route! I chose to use this analogy because there are times in life when all you have to do is wait on the Almighty. And just get more prayer done when you feel like a situation has triumphed over you. Simply put on the gear and switch it out. There are moments when we may feel as though the Lord is not seeing us, hearing us, or responding to our prayers. We can place all of our faith and belief in the living God at these times. Knowing that the Lord is with us and in charge of our lives allows us to wait on Him with great anticipation. He is going to fulfill his promise. He is going to save us. Even when we are not aware of Him, He is constantly at work for our good (Romans 8:28). Waiting on the Lord is something we can learn through prayer, seeking, active trusting, patience, and courage. When we wait on the Lord, we confidently anticipate a favorable outcome, for which we ...

Shalom stories

Search This Blog